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Syracuse University, simply loved running. She had trained for months, even
completing a 30-miler, to be sure she could finish. She and her coach, Arnie Briggs,
had checked to see whether there were any rules prohibiting women from entering.
There weren't; in those days, the idea of women running the 26.2-mile distance was so
foreign, the rulebook made no mention of them. So she entered the race using her
initials, K.V. Switzer, as was her habit, and was issued No. 261.
"I thought K.V. Switzer was a very cool signature," she said. "Like J.D. Salinger."
Switzer, her boyfriend, Tom Miller, and Briggs were two miles into the marathon when
officials tried to evict her from the course. Their tactics were terrifying. In a rage, race
director Jock Semple came lunging at her. He got his hands on her shoulders and
screamed "Give me those numbers and get the hell out of my race!" The wild look in
his eyes still haunts Switzer. "Seeing that face scared the s--- out of me," she said.
Before Semple could rip off Switzer's numbers, Miller, a 235-pound athlete (he was a
football player and hammer thrower), laid a cross-body block on Semple, sending him
to the side of the road in a heap. The entire sequence was captured on film by the press
corps bus, riding just ahead of Switzer's group.
Switzer kept running. Over the next 20 miles, she felt humiliated, then angry, then
brushed it off. Semple was a product of his time, she thought. It was inconceivable to
most men that women could run long distances without doing harm to themselves, their
completing a 30-miler, to be sure she could finish. She and her coach, Arnie Briggs,
had checked to see whether there were any rules prohibiting women from entering.
There weren't; in those days, the idea of women running the 26.2-mile distance was so
foreign, the rulebook made no mention of them. So she entered the race using her
initials, K.V. Switzer, as was her habit, and was issued No. 261.
"I thought K.V. Switzer was a very cool signature," she said. "Like J.D. Salinger."
Switzer, her boyfriend, Tom Miller, and Briggs were two miles into the marathon when
officials tried to evict her from the course. Their tactics were terrifying. In a rage, race
director Jock Semple came lunging at her. He got his hands on her shoulders and
screamed "Give me those numbers and get the hell out of my race!" The wild look in
his eyes still haunts Switzer. "Seeing that face scared the s--- out of me," she said.
Before Semple could rip off Switzer's numbers, Miller, a 235-pound athlete (he was a
football player and hammer thrower), laid a cross-body block on Semple, sending him
to the side of the road in a heap. The entire sequence was captured on film by the press
corps bus, riding just ahead of Switzer's group.
Switzer kept running. Over the next 20 miles, she felt humiliated, then angry, then
brushed it off. Semple was a product of his time, she thought. It was inconceivable to
most men that women could run long distances without doing harm to themselves, their
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| I like puzzles and being that I am pretty young, I do not know a lot of forensic genealogy tactics. However I would consider myself an analytical thinker and exceptional "Googler". Because this man is clearly angry at this woman, I hypothesized that this is a first for woman to be a part of this event. Being that everyone in this picture is older, I thought this was a marathon race and not a college event. I then googled "famous foot races" which brought me to this website. www.infobarrel.com/8_Famous_Footraces I started at the top and googled "first woman Chicago marathon". When that failed to produce anything related to this picture, I went on to "first woman Boston marathon". This picture came up and I found loads of information on the topic. Nicholas Lamy ***** I Googled "first female runner boston marathon" and the top return was www.kathrineswitzer.com/life.shtml Why did I choose that phrase? Your picture shows one woman and a bunch of men, obviously racing. I guessed that it was significant because she was the first runner or winner, so I entered "first female race runner"; into Firefox's search bar, and Google suggested "Boston Marathon", which I accepted as a search term instead of race. Collier Smith |
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| Looked up some marathon facts 1897 Marathon won by John McDermott in 2:55:10 1967 Marathon won by Dave Mckenzie, New Zealand, in 2:15:45 2012 Marathon won by Wessley Korir, Kenia, in 2:12: Men's record 2:03:02 Woman's Record 2:20:43 by Margaret Okayo, Kenya in 2002 Wheel Chair record men's 1:18:25 women's 1:34:06 Arthur Hartwell ***** So the women who run the marathon today finish it in less time than the men who ran way back when the marathon was first revived in the 1890s. Interesting! Colleen Fitrzpatrick Quizmaster General |
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Push comes to shove
Forty-five years ago, Switzer ran the race for the
first time and tried to keep a low profile. When
officials noticed a woman in the race, they launched
an ugly attack -- which today is one of the most
famous moments in the race's 115-year history -- to
get her off the course.
Switzer, at the time a 19-year-old journalism major at
Forty-five years ago, Switzer ran the race for the
first time and tried to keep a low profile. When
officials noticed a woman in the race, they launched
an ugly attack -- which today is one of the most
famous moments in the race's 115-year history -- to
get her off the course.
Switzer, at the time a 19-year-old journalism major at
reproductive systems (a woman's uterus
might fall out, the thinking went) or their
fragile psyches.
In the final miles of her race, Switzer
began mulling why there weren't more
opportunities for women to run.
"While I was running, I had been kind of
blaming women for not knowing how
wonderful running and sports could be,"
she said. "And then I realized it wasn't
their fault. They didn't have
opportunities. I'd been really lucky. It
was kind of this 'Eureka!' moment."
After she finished in 4 hours, 20 minutes,
news of her feat -- and the confrontation
with Semple -- spread worldwide. At a
New York State Thruway rest area on
the way back to Syracuse that night,
Switzer spotted the first pictures of
herself on the back page of a newspaper.
Her life had changed.
In the coming years, Switzer graduated
from Syracuse, married Miller (and later
divorced him), earned a master's degree
and returned to run in Boston when
women were officially welcomed in
1972, the same year Title IX became
law. Over the next decade, Switzer made
good on the promise she forged to
herself during the late miles of the 1967
Boston Marathon, to create running
opportunities for women.
It's a body of work that today's top
marathoners say made their careers
possible.
"I met her when I ran Boston the first
time in 2009," said Kara Goucher, a 2:24
marathoner who will represent the United
States at the Olympics in London this
summer. "It is fair to say that her
courage to run the Boston Marathon
paved the way for me to live the life that
I do. Thanks to her bravery, I am living
my dreams and running professionally."
The Olympic dream
The 1967 Boston skirmish helped put
women runners on the map, but it was
Switzer's years of legwork afterward
that led the International Olympic
Committee (IOC) to add a women's
marathon to the Games' program.
After women were granted official status
at the Boston Marathon in 1972, the
wheels in Switzer's head began to turn.
might fall out, the thinking went) or their
fragile psyches.
In the final miles of her race, Switzer
began mulling why there weren't more
opportunities for women to run.
"While I was running, I had been kind of
blaming women for not knowing how
wonderful running and sports could be,"
she said. "And then I realized it wasn't
their fault. They didn't have
opportunities. I'd been really lucky. It
was kind of this 'Eureka!' moment."
After she finished in 4 hours, 20 minutes,
news of her feat -- and the confrontation
with Semple -- spread worldwide. At a
New York State Thruway rest area on
the way back to Syracuse that night,
Switzer spotted the first pictures of
herself on the back page of a newspaper.
Her life had changed.
In the coming years, Switzer graduated
from Syracuse, married Miller (and later
divorced him), earned a master's degree
and returned to run in Boston when
women were officially welcomed in
1972, the same year Title IX became
law. Over the next decade, Switzer made
good on the promise she forged to
herself during the late miles of the 1967
Boston Marathon, to create running
opportunities for women.
It's a body of work that today's top
marathoners say made their careers
possible.
"I met her when I ran Boston the first
time in 2009," said Kara Goucher, a 2:24
marathoner who will represent the United
States at the Olympics in London this
summer. "It is fair to say that her
courage to run the Boston Marathon
paved the way for me to live the life that
I do. Thanks to her bravery, I am living
my dreams and running professionally."
The Olympic dream
The 1967 Boston skirmish helped put
women runners on the map, but it was
Switzer's years of legwork afterward
that led the International Olympic
Committee (IOC) to add a women's
marathon to the Games' program.
After women were granted official status
at the Boston Marathon in 1972, the
wheels in Switzer's head began to turn.
"A lot of us began talking about, 'Well, maybe we should get the event in the Olympic
Games,'" Switzer said. "Of course it seemed, again, like we were the lunatic fringe."
Switzer went to the Olympics in 1972 as a journalist. Seeing the power of sponsorship
and money at the Games, she began to grasp the sort of backing the sport would need
to advance.
Back in New York, working in public relations and promoting women's tennis and
running, Switzer also continued training. Running twice a day and as many as 110 miles
per week, Switzer won the 1974 New York City Marathon and ultimately ran a personal
best of 2:51 at Boston in 1975. She believed the performance validated her as a serious
athlete and advocate. It gave her clout.
A couple of years later, a top Avon executive who'd read about Switzer and her running
invited her to look over a proposal for a women-only marathon in Atlanta. Switzer blew
it out, rewriting it into a 40-page report, proposing a multicity (and eventually
international) road racing series for women. The Avon International Running Circuit
was born. Women came out by the thousands to compete. Switzer was involved in
every detail, from the cut of the T-shirts and finishers' medals to the road closings and
postrace news conferences.
The series was crucial to getting the marathon into the Games, because a sport has to
be contested in 25 countries and on three continents before it can be considered.
Beyond the races, Switzer was an indefatigable lobbyist -- meeting with officials from
running's worldwide governing body, IOC members and organizers from the Los
Angeles Olympic Committee. In 1981, with the success of the Avon circuit as proof of
the sport's viability, the IOC voted to include a women's marathon in the 1984 Games.
"I have always been a Kathrine fan, because she was a serious runner who kept at it for
Games,'" Switzer said. "Of course it seemed, again, like we were the lunatic fringe."
Switzer went to the Olympics in 1972 as a journalist. Seeing the power of sponsorship
and money at the Games, she began to grasp the sort of backing the sport would need
to advance.
Back in New York, working in public relations and promoting women's tennis and
running, Switzer also continued training. Running twice a day and as many as 110 miles
per week, Switzer won the 1974 New York City Marathon and ultimately ran a personal
best of 2:51 at Boston in 1975. She believed the performance validated her as a serious
athlete and advocate. It gave her clout.
A couple of years later, a top Avon executive who'd read about Switzer and her running
invited her to look over a proposal for a women-only marathon in Atlanta. Switzer blew
it out, rewriting it into a 40-page report, proposing a multicity (and eventually
international) road racing series for women. The Avon International Running Circuit
was born. Women came out by the thousands to compete. Switzer was involved in
every detail, from the cut of the T-shirts and finishers' medals to the road closings and
postrace news conferences.
The series was crucial to getting the marathon into the Games, because a sport has to
be contested in 25 countries and on three continents before it can be considered.
Beyond the races, Switzer was an indefatigable lobbyist -- meeting with officials from
running's worldwide governing body, IOC members and organizers from the Los
Angeles Olympic Committee. In 1981, with the success of the Avon circuit as proof of
the sport's viability, the IOC voted to include a women's marathon in the 1984 Games.
"I have always been a Kathrine fan, because she was a serious runner who kept at it for
| Read excerpts from Marathon Woman: Running the Race to Revolutionize Women's Sports, by Kathrine Switzer. Click here. |
| While attending college, Katherine Switzer entered and completed the race in 1967, five years before women were officially allowed to compete in it. Her finishing time of approximately 4 hours and 20 minutes was nearly an hour behind the first female finisher, Bobbi Gibb (who ran unregistered). She registered under the gender-neutral "K. V. Switzer", which she insists was not done in an attempt to mislead the officials. She claims to have long used "K. V. Switzer" to sign the articles she wrote for her college paper. Race official Jock Semple attempted to remove her from the race, and according to Switzer said, "Get the hell out of my race and give me those numbers." However, Switzer's boy- friend Tom Miller, who was running with her, shoved Semple aside and sent him flying. The photographs taken of the incident made world headlines. As a result of her run, the AAU barred women from all competition with male runners, on pain of losing the right to compete. Switzer, with other women runners, tried to convince the Boston Athletic Association to allow women to participate in the marathon. Finally, in 1972, women were welcome to run the Boston Marathon officially for the first time ever. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kathrine_Switzer |
many years until running that 2:51
PR," said Amby Burfoot, who won
the 1968 Boston Marathon and went
on to edit Runner's World magazine.
"And also, of course, for having the
corporate smarts and organizational
tools to make the Avon Running
Circuit into more than just an Avon
marketing tool.
"It was a necessary precursor to the
acceptance of the women's marathon
by the IOC. Then she continued
promoting running through her TV
work and writing, so she's made
contributions to the sport in every
imaginable arena."
Switzer was part of the broadcast
team for that first Olympic race in
Los Angeles in 1984. She watched
from a small control room as
American Joan Benoit took the lead at
Mile 3 and won by more than a
minute. After her years of work led to
that moment, "it was hard to keep it
together toward the end," Switzer
said.
The most emotional moment was 20
minutes after Benoit's finish, when
Switzerland's Gabrielle
Andersen-Scheiss staggered into the
Olympic
PR," said Amby Burfoot, who won
the 1968 Boston Marathon and went
on to edit Runner's World magazine.
"And also, of course, for having the
corporate smarts and organizational
tools to make the Avon Running
Circuit into more than just an Avon
marketing tool.
"It was a necessary precursor to the
acceptance of the women's marathon
by the IOC. Then she continued
promoting running through her TV
work and writing, so she's made
contributions to the sport in every
imaginable arena."
Switzer was part of the broadcast
team for that first Olympic race in
Los Angeles in 1984. She watched
from a small control room as
American Joan Benoit took the lead at
Mile 3 and won by more than a
minute. After her years of work led to
that moment, "it was hard to keep it
together toward the end," Switzer
said.
The most emotional moment was 20
minutes after Benoit's finish, when
Switzerland's Gabrielle
Andersen-Scheiss staggered into the
Olympic
Stadium, suffering from heat exhaustion and struggling to finish. It took her six minutes
to run the final lap of the track, and ABC's cameras followed her every step.
"I really almost lost it," Switzer said. "First of all, I thought it was sensationalist
journalism, and I felt scared to death that they would see that and pull the event. They
would say women can't handle the marathon."
Andersen-Scheiss recovered a few hours later and was hailed as a hero.
A runner's life
Switzer's internal clock is still geared around major marathons. These days, she lives in
New Paltz, N.Y., from the Boston Marathon in April until the New York City Marathon
in November. Then she and her husband, Roger Robinson, head to New Zealand for the
winter. Switzer continues to give speeches, work for TV and write.
"Kathrine's tenacity proved that women would not lose their insides from running a
marathon, but I equally admire how she continues to stay involved in the sport," said
Deena Kastor, a bronze medalist at the 2004 Games in Athens and the American
record-holder in the marathon (2:19). "She is a pioneer, a feisty competitor, and she
adds insightful commentary to television coverage."
Switzer, now 65, still runs, too. Last fall, she ran the Berlin Marathon in 4:36.
"I was happy to finish," she said. "I wanted a 4:20, but who cares? After four hours,
to run the final lap of the track, and ABC's cameras followed her every step.
"I really almost lost it," Switzer said. "First of all, I thought it was sensationalist
journalism, and I felt scared to death that they would see that and pull the event. They
would say women can't handle the marathon."
Andersen-Scheiss recovered a few hours later and was hailed as a hero.
A runner's life
Switzer's internal clock is still geared around major marathons. These days, she lives in
New Paltz, N.Y., from the Boston Marathon in April until the New York City Marathon
in November. Then she and her husband, Roger Robinson, head to New Zealand for the
winter. Switzer continues to give speeches, work for TV and write.
"Kathrine's tenacity proved that women would not lose their insides from running a
marathon, but I equally admire how she continues to stay involved in the sport," said
Deena Kastor, a bronze medalist at the 2004 Games in Athens and the American
record-holder in the marathon (2:19). "She is a pioneer, a feisty competitor, and she
adds insightful commentary to television coverage."
Switzer, now 65, still runs, too. Last fall, she ran the Berlin Marathon in 4:36.
"I was happy to finish," she said. "I wanted a 4:20, but who cares? After four hours,
nobody cares. But here's the irony of it.
Last week, for some reason, I looked up
Boston qualifiers and I came hollering out
of my study. I was like, 'You won't
believe it. I still qualify for Boston!'"
Switzer plans to run the race again in
2017, the 50th anniversary of the year
Semple tried to push her out of the
marathon. Every year since, Switzer has
pushed back, and women distance
runners will be forever grateful.
Last week, for some reason, I looked up
Boston qualifiers and I came hollering out
of my study. I was like, 'You won't
believe it. I still qualify for Boston!'"
Switzer plans to run the race again in
2017, the 50th anniversary of the year
Semple tried to push her out of the
marathon. Every year since, Switzer has
pushed back, and women distance
runners will be forever grateful.
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| Joan Benoit Gold Medal 1984 Summer Olympics Los Angeles |
| Paula Radcliffe Current women's world record holder in the marathon 2:15:25 hours |
| Naoko Takahashi First woman to break the 2 hour 20 minute barrier while setting a world record. |
| Mizuki Noguchi Gold Medal 2004 Athens Olympics Winner 2005 Berlin Marathon |